Originally Posted by MAN777
How on earth was the captain convicted of any offence in these circumstances, no crew assistance, faulty avionics, poor weather, why was this poor man not recognised for saving lives rather than procecuted for endangering lives.
Shame on you British Airways, CAA and the legal system.
Man777, I am guessing that there is a whole lot more to it then that which neither of the above posts explain in any detail. Pilot error is not an easy judgement for any authority to make without full evidence. Still a sad story all the same.